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National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 4 (2013)

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > General Population > National > National Studies of Youth and Religion > Analysis

MARRELIG2_W4

MARRELIG2: R:30a2: [If never married and not atheist, agnostic, or not religious:] How important is it to you to marry someone who is of your own religion?

	-99) Valid skip
	1) Extremely important
	2) Very important
	3) Somewhat important
	4) Not very important
	5) Not important at all
	6) I do not want or plan to get married

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Valid skip	2086	97.8%	97.8%	-0.15
Extremely important	5	.2%	98.0%	6.49
Very important	7	.3%	98.4%	6.56
Somewhat important	14	.7%	99.0%	6.63
Not very important	4	.2%	99.2%	6.69
Not important at all	14	.7%	99.9%	6.76
I do not want or plan to get married	3	.1%	100.0%	6.83

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	20-23	24-27	28-33	TOTAL
Valid skip	100.0% 72	98.3% 1666	95.1% 348	97.8% 2086
Extremely important	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.8% 3	0.2% 5
Very important	0.0% 0	0.3% 5	0.5% 2	0.3% 7
Somewhat important	0.0% 0	0.5% 9	1.4% 5	0.7% 14
Not very important	0.0% 0	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Not important at all	0.0% 0	0.5% 8	1.6% 6	0.7% 14
I do not want or plan to get married	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.5% 2	0.1% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 72	100.0% 1695	100.0% 366	2133

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other race	TOTAL
Valid skip	98.2% 1535	96.0% 242	96.3% 182	99.1% 112	97.8% 2071
Extremely important	0.1% 1	1.2% 3	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Very important	0.2% 3	0.8% 2	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 7
Somewhat important	0.5% 8	0.8% 2	1.6% 3	0.9% 1	0.7% 14
Not very important	0.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Not important at all	0.7% 11	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 13
I do not want or plan to get married	0.1% 1	0.4% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 1563	100.0% 252	100.0% 189	100.0% 113	2117

Region (I-REGION)

	Midwest	Northeast	South	West	TOTAL
Valid skip	98.6% 491	99.4% 324	96.6% 817	98.0% 445	97.8% 2077
Extremely important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 4	0.2% 1	0.2% 5
Very important	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 5	0.2% 1	0.3% 7
Somewhat important	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	1.1% 9	0.7% 3	0.7% 14
Not very important	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.2% 1	0.2% 4
Not important at all	0.8% 4	0.3% 1	0.7% 6	0.7% 3	0.7% 14
I do not want or plan to get married	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 498	100.0% 326	100.0% 846	100.0% 454	2124

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Black Protestant	Just Christian	Non-attender	TOTAL
Valid skip	97.7% 470	98.4% 179	99.1% 105	95.1% 98	96.6% 140	98.0% 1087	97.8% 2079
Extremely important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	1.9% 2	0.7% 1	0.1% 1	0.2% 5
Very important	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.7% 1	0.4% 4	0.3% 7
Somewhat important	0.6% 3	1.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.6% 7	0.7% 14
Not very important	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.2% 4
Not important at all	0.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	1.4% 2	0.6% 7	0.7% 14
I do not want or plan to get married	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 481	100.0% 182	100.0% 106	100.0% 103	100.0% 145	100.0% 1109	2126